The DVLA don't really care about the engine number, and on an import you would have to put it on the forms yourself.

I think the bit about a non transferrable plate is because it is an age related plate issued at a later date (ie, issued when the bike was UK registered rather than when it was new). However only really noticed that being done on far older age related plates (eg, 1960s and older when the plates did not refer to a year).

From my (admittedly fairly limited and mostly second-hand) knowledge I would say that rather than an import there you have got yourself a written-off bike that has been re-registered.

Most likely scenario would be a stolen recovered where they have been unable to identify the previous reg from the frame number (the DVLA seem to have a real bug about this on older bikes, you'd kinda think it would all be on one big database but it seems not) so have re-registered it on an age-related.

The other option would be where someone has built the bike on the same frame but using bits sourced from elsewhere and had to have it inspected before re-registering (although that would be more likely to go on a q-plate than an age-related I think)____________________Sod falling in love, I wanna fall in chocolate.

there are probebly others including the dvla site____________________There is no point in ranting about someone stupid because there is nothing u can do about it. There is no cure for stupid.
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- usually on imports where its been used overseas then registered when it arrives here. registered in uk in 97 but manufactured in 90 gives its a 90 age related plate.

I disagree. On imports it usually says "previously registered overseas" - has done on all 4 of mine anyway. I still maintain it's a bike that has been re-registered for another reason, and the most likely reason is that it's either a "bitsa" or a stolen recovered.____________________Sod falling in love, I wanna fall in chocolate.

I disagree. On imports it usually says "previously registered overseas" - has done on all 4 of mine anyway. I still maintain it's a bike that has been re-registered for another reason, and the most likely reason is that it's either a "bitsa" or a stolen recovered.

I don't know about the last bit myself, but you seem to be right about the first bit for imports. I just had a look at my log book for my bike, which is an Italian import and the wording reads:

"WAS REGISTERED / USED OVERSEAS. DECLARED MANUFACTURED 1990".

It looks like mine was first registered in this country in 2001, if that's any help.

Perhaps another option could be that the wording they use has changed?

Not saying you're wrong, but I thought if it had been a write off at any point that would be mentioned somewhere on the V5? Or if you're really worried about that perhaps you could run a HPI check on it (which I think tells you if it's been a write off at any stage as well).

There's a website : http://www.motinfo.gov.uk/ where you can check the MOT history of a bike. I can't remember if it tells you the milage at each MOT but it might be worth a look if you're not sure of the milage being genuine. Might give you some clues (if they give that info - though if not calling them might help perhaps? - I know the milage is recorded at each MOT so they probably have it on record somewhere).

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